Laura Milne discusses her laser-eye surgery experience | Health | Life & Style | Daily Express

IT WAS a microwave meal that helped me make up my mind to finally do something about my eyesight. Having worn glasses since the age of 10 and later contact lenses I was used to having poor vision and all the inconvenience it entails.

However as I peered at the tiny printed instructions on the back of the box, even holding it further away to see if that would help, I had to guess the cooking time and then watched my lasagne explode in the microwave. Apart from ruining my dinner I also realised that very soon I would have to start wearing reading glasses as well.

Part of the ageing process involves the lens inside the eye becoming less able to focus. This is known as presbyopia and it normally starts to affect us in our 40s. The prospect of having a separate pair of reading glasses was less than appealing so I began researching the options for treatment.

Although I first investigated having laser surgery nearly 20 years ago at the time my prescription (–8.00 in my left eye and –8.50 in my right) was too high to be treated safely. Advances in the past few years have resulted in a growing number of treatments using lasers and implants, meaning even complex and high prescriptions can now be dramatically improved.

There are two main options. One is laser eye surgery which involves using an extremely precise laser to reshape the cornea. The second is implanting an artificial lens inside the eye.
I wish I’d taken the plunge years ago but it’s only recently that the technology has been good enough to make it viable for high prescriptions like mine Laura Milne

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